LOAD CALCULATIONS

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Job No.
Project
Client
Description

Building Type

Length (o/o)
Width (o/o)
Width module
Bay spacing
Clear eave height
Max. eave height
Roof slope ()

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40.00 m
12.00 m

Wt. of sheet & purline

Dead Load (DL)

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50.00 Kg/m
2.50 KN/m

Live load/unit area, roof

Live Load (LL)

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75.00 Kg/m
3.75 KN/m

Basic wind speed (Vb)

Design wind speed (Vz)
where,

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47 m/s
= Vbxk1xk2xk3

5.00
4.50
6.30
16.00

EIPL-002-DD-1

Rev. No.

LPG STORAGE SHED

EXCEL INFRA INDIA PVT LTD
LOADS ON THE MAIN ROOF TRUSS

Date
Designed by
Checked by

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R0
13.01.2017
AD
AKG

m
m
m

DEAD LOAD (DL)

LIVE LOAD (LL)

WIND LOAD (WL)

k1 = probability factor (risk coefficient)

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1
k2 = terrain, height and structure size factor
=
0.98
k3 = topography factor
=
1
Vz =
46.06 m/s
Design wind pressure (pz)

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pz =

Terrain Category
3

Class
B

0.6xVz
1.273 KN/m
PRESURE COEFFICIENTS:~

Encloser condition of the building = Enclosed

Internal pressure coeff.(Cpi) =
0.20
h/w =
0.53
= 1/2<h/w<=3/2
l/w =
3.33
= 3/2<=l/w<4
External pressure coeff.(Cpe) :
Wind Angle
()
0 degree
90 degree

Table 4
Coeff. For Wall
Left
Right
0.70
-0.25
-0.50
-0.50

Table 5
Coeff. For Roof
Left
Right
-0.7200
-0.40
-0.80
-0.80

WIND LOAD DIAGRAMS:~

Wind Across the Ridge (With -Ve Cpi)
-0.52
-3.31 KN/m
-0.20

KN/m
5.73
0.90

Wind Across the Ridge (With +Ve Cpi)

-0.92
-5.855 KN/m
-0.60

-1.27 KN/m

KN/m
-0.32
-0.05

KN/m
3.18
0.50

Wind Parallel to Ridge(With +Ve Cpi)

-1.00
-6.36 KN/m
-1.00

KN/m
-2.86
-0.45

-6.36 KN/m

KN/m
-4.46
-0.70

KN/m
-4.46
-0.70

Wind Parallel to Ridge(With -Ve Cpi)

-0.60
-3.82 KN/m
-0.60

KN/m
-1.91
-0.30

KN/m
-3.82

-3.82 KN/m

KN/m
0.00
-0.30
Note:
1) Values within the circles are the UDL
2) -Ve value means, load applied
away from structure.